Submission deadline: 23 January 2026
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) and the Center for Innovative Finance (CIF) of the University of Basel will hold their seventh annual conference on Cryptoassets and Financial Innovation in Zurich on 22 May 2026.
The organising committee invites interested authors to submit papers related to the following – not exhaustive – topics:
• Impact of Cryptoassets, DLT and fintech on central bank policy and operations
• Impact of Cryptoassets, DLT and fintech on banking, financial markets and financial market infrastructures
• Central bank digital currencies, stablecoins, and tokenized deposits
• Trusted digital identities and financial innovation
Authors are asked to submit their paper (English; preliminary or full version, including abstract, JEL codes, keywords and references) including their full name and contact information, as well as an accompanying CV. Paper proposals are due by 23 January 2026, and should be sent to finance.research@snb.ch.
Organising Committee
• Romain Baeriswyl, Nina Hugelshofer and Thomas Moser (Swiss National Bank)
• Fabian Schär (Center for Innovative Finance (CIF), University of Basel)
• Wenqian Huang (Bank for International Settlements)
• Jonathan Chiu (Bank of Canada)